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W. Brantley
Phillips, Jr.
Member
Nashville
P:(615) 742-7723
F:(615) 742-2842
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- Business
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Education
Washington & Lee University - J.D., 1997
Duke University - M.P.P., 1997
Birmingham Southern College - B.A., 1991
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, 2001
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2001
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 2001
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1999
Bar Admissions
Tennessee,
1998
Memberships
Tennessee and American Bar Associations
Honors & Distinctions
Listed in Best Lawyers®, Benchmark Litigation "Future Stars” and Nashville Business Journal’s Best of the Bar
Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law, 2006
Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, Barrister
Senior Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1996-1997
Law Clerk to Hon. William M. Acker, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1997-1998
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
Publications
Tennessee Law Chapter (co-author), Lobbying, PACs and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook (2012 edition)
"Third Circuit finds corporate executives made false statements without scienter," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (November 1, 2011)
"Top Ten Best Practices for Merger Transactions from a Litigator's Perspective," (co-authored with Britt Latham) ACC.com (August 1, 2011)
"The 6th Circuit Discusses Scienter under the Exchange Act, Joins Other Circuits for the 'Good Faith' Affirmative Defense in Control Person Liability," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (July 13, 2011)
"Loss Causation and Expert Testimony at the Class Certification Stage - Possible Impacts of Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (May 16, 2011)